The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2053
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
5:27 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1609
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 180.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.13° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.72° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.